OECD at the United Nations Summit 2015

More than 150 world leaders are expected to attend the UN Sustainable Development Summit from September 25-27 at UN headquarters in New York to formally adopt an ambitious new sustainable development agenda. The OECD will partner in a series of side events, showcasing how its work can support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.

This page will be updated as information becomes available.

Wednesday, 23 September
2am Monitoring the SDGs: Are OECD countries ready? (International Conference on Sustainable Development, watch live)

Friday, 25 September
9am-12pm Optimising Philanthropy’s Potential to Fast-Track the SDGs
3-4.30pm Small Island Developing States and ODA: Making it Work Better
4-6pm Coherent policies for sustainable and low-carbon societies

Saturday, 26 September
9am-12pm Strengthening Capacity in Developing Countries
3pm-4.30pm Using Inclusive Partnerships to Deliver on the SDGs: The Case of Gender-Responsive Budgeting
3pm-6.30pm A New Rural Development Paradigm and the Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities Model Inspired by Korea’ Saemaul Undong (Read remarks by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría)

Monday, 28 September
10.00am-1.00pm Africa’s Perspective and Launch of the 2015 Africa MDG’s Report and 2015 African Economic Outlook (Read remarks by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría)
11.15am-2.30pm The Vision We Need to Fulfill Goal 17
3-6pm Launch of the new Global Partnership on Data (Read remarks by OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría)
6.30-8pm Implementing the New Development Framework in Countries Affected by Conflict and Fragility

Tuesday, 29 September
8-9.30pm Mobilisation of Additional Resources for the SDGs
9.30am-12.45pm (UN House, Sala Mario Molina, Mexico City, Mexico) The Green Economy and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

> More information on how the OECD supports the Sustainable Development Goals

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OECD at the United Nations Summit 2015